The Birthday Camporama

Pop some popcorn, sit back and get ready. I've loaded tons of photos. We had a busy, fun filled weekend. All Reese wanted last year for her birthday was to go camping and swimming in the mountains. My little hospital stay rained on that parade... so this year, we made it happen. Kean loved the great outdoors.
And riding on the four wheeler.

We found this perfect place, right next to a creek. We were about a mile away from Silver Creek Plunge-- a hot springs. And so for Reese's birthday, we went swimming twice. Kean loved it... and showed everybody his floating talents.

We went camping with our best buddies, the Moomey's. Elly made a dutch oven birthday cake for Reesey. We ate every crumb.

And once the cake was gone... Elly moved onto whipped cream-- teaching the children this fine art of sophisticated dining.

What lovely, well mannered girls I have!

Here we are swimming again. It felt like a luke warm bath... it was heavenly after camping for a few days and feeling and looking like dirt chickens. Reese, by the way, was quite social (shocking, I know) and told nearly everyone in the pool who would listen that it was her birthday and that her name is Elizabeth Rainbow. I'm sure some of the folks there must think Byron and I are some groovy throw-back hippies for choosing that name.

Here's Holland hanging out with Tim, Mark Moomey's best friend. The boys were such good sports to have little girls shadowing them all day long.

Reese loved being the center of attention for her birthday. Holland and Greer had to help her open every envelope and gift.

"Hey... I'm rich!"

Elly had to sneak in and get in one of the pics (since Holland and Greer were nosing their way into every pic).

Oops, don't know how I got this one sideways... Sorry. But Reese was in heaven... a Barbie and a Barbie video... what more can a 4 year old want out of life?

Byron took Mark, Tim and Holland for a hike clear up a mountain. They got stuck a few times but somehow survived.

Holland's knee was the only casualty.

Byron came down the mountain with this "Moses" stick. Gotta love it. We brought it home. Can't wait to see what he does with it.

And finally, back at the ranch, Reese got her other birthday present from us-- a new set of wheels.

I told you she is 4 going on 16! Happy Birthday Reesey Magoo.